The pomp, pageantry and festivities will pay tribute to the Queen's 60 years on the throne
Millions of people across the UK will begin celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee early as many take Friday off ahead of the extended Bank Holiday weekend.
In addition, Heathrow Airport is braced for the arrival of nearly 800,000 overseas travellers in the next five days.The last tickets for street parties are being sold and picnic hampers readied as the communities gear up for the central weekend of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
The four days of pomp, pageantry and festivities will pay tribute to the Queen's 60 years on the throne - a milestone no monarch is likely to reach for generations to come.
:: June 2nd - The Epsom Derby
The Queen begins the weekend on Saturday by attending the Epsom Derby and in doing so indulge one of her passions.
Huge sums are expected to be spent over the long weekend
A crowd of 125,000 is expected.
Unlike last year the Queen does not have a runner in the Derby. The closest the Queen has come to a Derby win was the year of her Coronation - 1953 - with her horse Aureole.
:: June 3rd - Thames River Pageant & Street Parties
On Sunday the Queen will board the Spirit of Chartwell royal barge and lead a flotilla of 1,000 vessels in a Thames river pageant.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be joined on board by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.
The seven-and-a-half mile route will begin in Battersea and finish at Tower Bridge.
One million people are expected to line the banks of the Thames and many of its bridges.
People are being warned that many roads will be closed from as early as 7am.
Many not travelling to the capital will be staging street parties or jubilee parties as part of the Big Jubilee Lunch.
Just as for the Queen's Coronation and her Golden Jubilee, thousands of streets are being closed and halls hired in order to stage parties
:: June 4th - Diamond Jubilee Concert and Beacons
By Monday, Her Majesty will be getting her dancing shoes ready for the Diamond Jubilee Concert.
Street parties are scheduled to be held across the country
Take That singer Gary Barlow has gathered the likes of Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Jessie J and Kylie Minogue to take part.
The music will reflect that recorded in every decade of her reign.
About 10,000 ticket holders have been allocated seats through a national ballot.
Also on Monday, more than 3,000 Jubilee beacons will be lit around the world in honour of the Queen Diamond Jubilee.
The Queen will light the National Beacon at around 10.30pm.
:: June 5th - Service of Thanksgiving and Carriage Procession
Festivities reach a colourful climax on Tuesday as the Queen and her family attend a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral.
The day's focal point will be a royal carriage procession through the heart of London.
If the weather is good, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will travel in the 1902 State Landau used by William and Kate on their wedding day.
They will be joined by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry in two State Landau.
The extended Bank Holiday weekend will culminate with The Queen being joined by her family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for an RAF flypast.
SOURCE: SKY NEWS
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